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How to Install Screensaver: Screen savers are moving pictures that show up on computer screens when the user isn’t using the computer. Depending on what you want to set up, these can be random images, custom text, or even a simple clock. Personalizing your Mac with things like a custom wallpaper or screen saver is a nice touch. Your Mac makes it easy to set up a screen saver that turns on automatically after a certain amount of inactivity.
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How to Install Screensaver on Mac
- Go to a custom screen saver website, such as Screensavers Planet, and download a Mac screen saver file.
- Double-click the downloaded file to expand it if it is zipped.
- Double-click the expanded file to start the installation.
- Select whether you want to install the screen saver for the current user or for all users and then click Install.
- Go to System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > Screen Saver tab. Select the new file in the left column to activate it as the screen saver.
Steps to Install Screensaver On Windows
- Download the screensaver, which should be in the scr file format.
- Open the Run dialog. Press the ⊞ Win + R keys simultaneously.
- Type C:\Windows\System32 into the Run dialog.
- Open the System32 system folder. In the Run dialog, click OK.
- Install the screensaver file. Drag the scr screensaver file into the System32 window to relocate it into the System32 folder.
- Confirm that you want to move the file.
What is the Purpose of Screen Savers?
Screen savers are programs that come with every computer that is sold today. The original purpose of a screen saver was to prevent damage to the monitor when a single data or picture screen was left up for a long time. Today, the screen saver still does this important job, but it is also used for a couple of other things.
Early on in the development of the personal computer, it was clear that leaving a computer display on for a long time made the screen resolution go down faster. Basically, the screen was having trouble showing colors because it was always showing the same static combination of light and dark colors. Some times, this effect was called “burning.”
So that this kind of damage to the system wouldn’t happen, someone came up with the idea of a motion-driven display that would turn on when a screen wasn’t being used. This moving display would let the resolution change all the time, preventing the burning effect and the ghost images that come from it. Users can set the screen saver to come on after a certain amount of time when the screen hasn’t been used. Many companies that make computer screens say that screen savers should be set to turn on in less than twenty minutes.
FAQs
Open up System Preferences on your Mac, and go to Desktop & Screen Saver. Select the Screen Saver tab at the top. You’ll see a list of screen saver options on the left. You can choose between different screen saver patterns depending on your preference.
On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Screen Saver in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Click a screen saver thumbnail on the right, click Options, then adjust the settings. The options available vary depending on the screen saver you select.